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The 2019 Gracias Madre, 100% Grenache Noir, is fabulous. Rich, creamy and super-expressive, the 2019 offers notable...
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WHITE PEACH | VIVACIOUS | WET STONE
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The 2019 sparkling wine vintage in the Willamette Valley was precise, full of beautiful natural acidity and tension...
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Planted in 1990, at 850 feet of elevation, the Dijon clone chardonnay planted in Julia Lee's Block furnishes this...
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The sensual and georgic Pinot noir, of our vineyards seized by the woods, transfuses into the glass undergrowth notes...
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The Bellavista La Scala Vendemmia Brut Franciacorta DOCG from Bellavista seduces with very fine ascending perlage in...
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Velvet perlage in the glass. On the nose ripe pears and apple with the yeasty note from the bottle fermentation. On...
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Light, but with beautiful tension, lively acidity and pleasant mineral notes: a touch of class. The traditional (or...
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This is an incredibly versatile sparkler that has crisp and pretty stone fruit with light raspberry notes and...
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A fragrant wine, which immediately seduces you with its originality, presaging an exceptionally fresh taste. The...
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A totally breathtaking wine, the 1995 Dom Pérignon Rosé P2 is a fitting conclusion to this tasting. Crushed...
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This Brut Nature white crémant is made of Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois and Riesling with no added liqueur d’expédition,...
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The vines for both average 45 years old and have been certified-organic since 2007. The fruit is harvested manually...
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100% Chenin Blanc. Pinon makes two brut sparkling wines, both of which are made with the méthode champenoise and...
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A fine nose with a lovely presence of minerals and honeycomb. Pure and polished with great acidity and delicate...
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Characters of fresh pastry dough, Bartlet pear, lemon curd, and minerality. The crisp acidity and subtle mineral...
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• 45% Xarel.lo, 45% Macabeu, and 10% Parellada from a total of 11 hectares of vineyards.
• Altitude: 200-400...
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A complex and expertly made English bubbly from one of the nation's top estates, this opens with some struck match...
Champagne Blend Garganega Lambrusco 1995 2019 750ml
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.
We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.
Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.
Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.